Complaint 1092810
2013 VALLEY STOCK BUMPER PULL HORSE • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR • incident Jul 30, 2014
- Complaint ID
- 1092810
- Make
- VALLEY
- Model
- STOCK BUMPER PULL HORSE
- Model Year
- 2013
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
- Incident Date
- Jul 30, 2014
- Date Received
- Jul 31, 2014
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Owner Narrative
I WAS JUST PULLING MY HORSE TRAILER OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT WHEN THE BACK DOOR FLEW OPEN. I STOPPED AND GOT OUT AND FOUND THE DOOR HANDLE LYING IN THE DIRT A FEW FEET BEHIND THE TRAILER. THE WELD WAS COMPROMISED AND THE HANDLE JUST FELL RIGHT OFF. IF MY HORSES HAD BEEN LOADED, THEY MOST CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE FALLEN OUT OF THE TRAILER AND DEPENDING ON LOCATION AND SPEED, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED MULTIPLE FATALITIES. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER. I SINCERELY HOPE THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND NO OTHER WELDS ON THE TRAILER ARE COMPROMISED. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.